butts on the beach

We went to the beach this weekend. My youngest son turned 4 and he’s really excited about staying at motels…and he’s really excited about the beach…so we decided to kill two birds and stay at a motel on this trip. … Continue reading →

out in the world…a girl and a voice

Looking up Amos Lee videos, came across Sarah Jarosz. It is great to discover good talent. It is enlightening to realize once again how many really fine musicians there are in the the world. … Continue reading →

messin’ with Balaam

If you drop the “g”, everything sounds “hipper” somehow. I’m still listening to the Bible in the mail Jeep. I take back what I said earlier about the first 5 books being tough to wade through…there’s some amazing stuff in … Continue reading →

running in the dark is fun

This is what it’s like for me in the morning. Out here in the country, you’d be surprised how easy it is to get a 5 AM rave and run going. You just put out the word, and soon a … Continue reading →

oceanfront property…for a price

It used to be that when you were looking for a place to stay at the beach for a couple of nights, you asked friends for recommendations, you made a couple of calls and then you booked a room somewhere … Continue reading →

Job in the Abstract

I’m still listening to the Bible in my car. I’m a captive audience out on the mail route. Some parts of the Bible are hard to wade through….I didn’t think I’d get through the first five books of the Old … Continue reading →

living in a van down by the…campus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mFYLuZ1nQ8 I don’t think I’d encourage my daughter to do what Ken Ilgunas did to save money in college. I don’t think I’d want her to live in a van to cut down on her living expenses. But that’s what … Continue reading →

straight line

  When I was in Art School, people used to say, “You’re studying art?!  I wish I could do that…I couldn’t even draw a straight line. I thought about that on my run this morning. This morning I ran 3.5 … Continue reading →

evaluated

  The USPS is in the process of closing down our mail processing facility in Asheville. It’s a cost saving measure. Even after a big money renovation of the facility in Asheville, it is more effective to have our mail … Continue reading →

you don’t want to know

Adam and Eve had a pretty good thing going. Think about it….they really did. It was Paradise.  With a capital P. And there was only one rule, really.  Just one.  That should be pretty easy to remember. “Don’t eat from … Continue reading →